# Photo credits

All photos are from Wikimedia Commons, downloaded and stored locally (no hotlinking). Resized/recompressed only.

## assets/hero.jpg
- Original: Fresh_green_basil_leaves_(54986224214).jpg
- Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fresh_green_basil_leaves_(54986224214).jpg
- Author: AS Photography from Poland
- License: CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
- Used for: Home page hero background

## assets/mint.jpg
- Original: Mint_plants.jpg
- Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mint_plants.jpg
- Author: NahidHossain
- License: CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
- Used for: Smart garden guide header + home card

## assets/lettuce.jpg
- Original: Hydroponic_lettuce_leaves_green.jpg
- Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hydroponic_lettuce_leaves_green.jpg
- Author: Leon Brooks
- License: Public domain 
- Used for: Windowsill comparison header + home card

## assets/windowsill-basil.jpg
- Original: Pot of basil sprouts (Ocimum basilicum) - 20050422.jpg
- Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pot_of_basil_sprouts_(Ocimum_basilicum)_-_20050422.jpg
- Author: Jon Eben Field from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- License: CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0
- Used for: Grow lights guide header + home card

## assets/chopped.jpg
- Original: Fresh_green_chopped_herbs_on_wooden_board.jpg
- Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fresh_green_chopped_herbs_on_wooden_board.jpg
- Author: Nikowsk
- License: CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
- Used for: Gift guide header

## assets/cilantro.jpg
- Original: Cilantro_plants.jpg
- Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cilantro_plants.jpg
- Author: HitroMilanese
- License: CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
- Used for: Cilantro guide header + home card

## assets/chives.jpg
- Original: Starr-090801-3503-Allium schoenoprasum-flowering habit in pot-Olinda-Maui (24877560731).jpg
- Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Starr-090801-3503-Allium_schoenoprasum-flowering_habit_in_pot-Olinda-Maui_(24877560731).jpg
- Author: Forest and Kim Starr
- License: CC BY 3.0 US https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/
- Used for: Chives guide header + home card

## assets/parsley.jpg
- Original: Starr-090801-3502-Petroselinum crispum-habit in pot-Olinda-Maui (24340290874).jpg
- Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Starr-090801-3502-Petroselinum_crispum-habit_in_pot-Olinda-Maui_(24340290874).jpg
- Author: Forest and Kim Starr
- License: CC BY 3.0 US https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/
- Used for: Parsley guide header + home card

## assets/seedlings.jpg
- Original: Starr-130308-2031-Helianthus annuus-sprouts in seed tray-Hawea Pl Olinda-Maui (24910901700).jpg
- Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Starr-130308-2031-Helianthus_annuus-sprouts_in_seed_tray-Hawea_Pl_Olinda-Maui_(24910901700).jpg
- Author: Forest and Kim Starr
- License: CC BY 3.0 US https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/
- Used for: Seed pod alternatives header + home card

## assets/rosemary.jpg
- Original: Rosemary_plant_in_a_pot_06.jpg
- Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rosemary_plant_in_a_pot_06.jpg
- Author: Netha Hussain
- License: CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
- Changes: cropped, resized
- Used for: Rosemary guide header + home card

## assets/logo.svg
- Original work made for Countertop Harvest.

Note: CC BY / CC BY-SA require attribution; the site footer links to this file. Changes: resized and recompressed.


## assets/gift-herbs-ai.jpg
- AI-generated image (Grok Bot image generation, Oct 2026). Not a photograph; no third-party license; no people, brands or real products shown.
- Used for: Holiday gift guide header, home card, Pinterest pin 58

## assets/herb-pests-ai.jpg
- AI-generated image (Grok Bot image generation, Oct 2026). Not a photograph; no third-party license; no people, brands or real products shown.
- Used for: pest control + fungus gnat guide headers, home cards, Pinterest pins 62-63

## assets/herb-spray-ai.jpg
- AI-generated image (Grok Bot image generation, Oct 2026). Unbranded generic spray bottle; not a product photo.
- Used for: Lost Coast spotlight header, home card, pin 64

## assets/lc-4oz.jpg, assets/lc-12oz.jpg, assets/lc-32oz.jpg, assets/lc-1gal.jpg
- Product images: Lost Coast Plant Therapy (https://www.lostcoastplanttherapy.com), from their public product pages, resized. Used only to promote their product on the Lost Coast spotlight page and pin 64, with credit. Will remove on request.